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EDWIN C. HARNDEN, OF CARBONDALE, PENNSYLVANIA.V

DEVICE FOR MOVING GRAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,172, dated June 30,1896.

Application filed November l5, 1895. Serial No. 569,076. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, EDWIN O. HARNDEN, of Carbondale, in the county ofLackawanna and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and ImprovedDevice for Moving Grain, dac., of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved device formoving grain from one place to another, the device being very simple anddurable in construction, very edective in operation, and more especiallydesigned for unloading grain and other loose material contained in cars.

The object of the invention consists principally of a revoluble drum, apulling-rope adapted to wind on the said drum and connected with thescoop, shovel, or like device for moving grain, a clutch mechanism forthrowing the drum into and out of gear, and a controlling-rope adaptedto wind on the said drum and under the control of the operator saidcontrolling-rope controlling the clutch mechanism.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details, andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improvement as applied and with the carand building in section, and Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of thesame.

The improved device, as illustrated in the drawings, is arranged in abuilding A, provided on its outside with a receiving-spout B, into whichthe grain is moved from the interior of the railroad-car C by means of ascoop, shovel, or like device D. On the bail D of the scoop D is securedone end of a pulling-rope E, passing over the horizontallydisposedpulley F, journaled on a suitable stud held in the car-door opening, asis plainly shown in the drawings, the rope then extending through anopening in the side of the building A, over a pulley F', to inally windon a drum G, held loosely on a shaft H, journaled in suitable bearingswithin the building A.

On the shaft H is fastened a pulley I, connected by a belt I withsuitable machinery to impart a rotary motion to the said shaft H. Thedrum G is adapted to be connected by a beveled jaw-clutch J with theshaft H, so that when the latter is rotated the rotary motion is givento the drum G, and the rope E is then wound up on the said drum by powerand a pull is exerted on the scoop D to move the latter to thedoor-opening of the car, and to permit the operator to empty thecontents of the scoop into the spout B.

The vclutch mechanism is controlled by a shifting lever K, fulcrumed atits rear end at K and drawn on by a spring L to normally hold the drumout of engagement with the clutch. On the free end of the shifting leverK is journaled a pulley N, over which passes the controlling-rope O,also passing over a pulley P within the building A to wind on the drumG. The rope after leaving the pulley N passes over a second pulley P andthen extends through the opening in the building A, to pass over apulley P2, held on the stud for the pulley F. The rope then extends intothe car C to connect with the handle D2 of the scoop D and under thecontrol of the operator manipulating the scoop.

Now, it will be seen that when the operator pulls on thecontrolling-ropeO, as shown in Fig. 1, he exerts a pull on the shifting lever K, so thatthe latter is swung to the left to engage the drum G, by means of theclutch J, with the shaft H to cause the drum G to revolve to wind up thepulling-rope E. As the latter winds up, the scoop D is pulled forwardwith its load until it passes out at the car-door opening, when thecontents of the scoop are dumped into the spout B, as previouslyexplained. When this is done, the operator releases the pull on the ropeO, so that the push of the beveled face of the jaw of the clutch and thepull of the spring L return the shifting lever K to its normal position,to throw the drum G out of gear with the shaft H. When the scoop D isemptied, as previously explained, the operator drawsthe scoop back inthe car to again engage it with IOO the grain to fill the scoop, afterwhich he again pulls on the rope O to throw the drum G in gear with theshaft H. The rope Eis now again wound up and the above-describedoperation is repeated.

It is understood that when the operator moves the empty scoop D back inthe car he unwinds both ropes E and O, the drum G then revolving looselyin an opposite direction on the shaft H.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A device of the class described, comprising arevoluble drum, a pulling-rope adapted to wind on the said drum andconnected with a scoop, shovel or like device for moving the grain, aclutch mechanism for throwing the drum into and out of gear, and acontrollingrope adapted to Wind on the said drum and under the controlof the operator, the said controlling-rope being connected with theclutch mechanism to operate the latter, substantially as shown anddescribed.

2, A device of the class described, comprising a revoluble shaft, a drummounted loosely thereon, a pulling-rope adapted to wind on the drum andconnected at its outer end with a scoop, shovel or like device formoving the grain, a clutch mechanism for connecting the said drum withthe said shaft, a shifting lever connected with the said clutchmechanism, and a controlling-rope connected Withthe said shifting leverand adapted to wind on the said drum, the rope being under the controlof the operator, substantially as shown and described. 3. A device ofthe class described, comprising a revoluble shaft, a drum mountedloosely thereon, a pull ing-rope adapted to wind on the drum andconnected at its outer end with a scoop, shovel or like device formoving the grain, a clutch mechanism for connecting the said drum withthe said shaft, a shifting lever connected with the said clutchmechanism, a controllingrope connected with the said shifting lever andadapted to wind on thei said drum, the rope being under the control ofthe operator, and a spring connected with the said shifting lever toreturn the latter to its normal position when the controlling-rope isreleased, substantially as shown and described.

ED'WIN C. HARNDEN. Vitnesses:

AARON FowLER, CHARLES E. BLAIR.

